Eurocopter Symposium Spotlights Offshore Oil & Gas Sector

摘要

American Eurocopter hosted its Oil and Gas symposium in Lafayette, La. on May 29 to an audience of some 60 representatives from the major helicopter operators around the Gulf of Mexico. Among those in attendance were representatives of Bristow, Chevron, Era Helicopters, ExxonMobil, PHI, Shell and some smaller companies such as Westlake and Island Operating Company. In addition to Eurocopter's representatives providing an update about the manufactures helicopter lines, Ben Broussard, director of marketing for the Louisiana Oil and Gas Association, spoke about the oil and gas reserves in the state of Louisiana, including the offshore locations. Broussard also touched on the slow permitting process that has hindered the development of most of the available deep and shallow water offshore leases.